Kori Rumore

The Missouri School of Journalism graduate uses data and archival materials to report stories. Rumore curates the weekly "Vintage Chicago Tribune" newsletter and wrote "He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories" with Tribune photo editor Marianne Mather, a fellow Des Plaines native.

Drew Peterson is escorted out of the Will County Courthouse in Joliet after his arraignment was postponed on May 8, 2009. Peterson is being charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune )

Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson — ‘I did not kill Kathleen!’ — sentenced to 38 years in prison

February 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 21, according to the Tribune's archives.

World War II fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, right, is congratulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 21, 1942, during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C. O'Hare's wife, Rita, places the Medal of Honor around his neck. (Chicago Tribune archive)

Today in Chicago History: World War II hero Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare — the airport’s namesake — downs Japanese bombers

February 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 20, according to the Tribune's archives.

More than 500 demonstrators led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson march in the Loop on Jan. 5, 1979, protesting the school’s financial plight. (Walter Kale/Chicago Tribune)

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Five phases of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s legendary life

February 19, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

There are some aspects of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's life that might have been forgotten. Here's a look back at them.

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, found guilty and fined $25. He was a University of Chicago student at the time. (Tom Kinahan/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: Young Bernie Sanders arrest photo emerges

February 19, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 19, according to the Tribune's archives.

Chicago police officers stand outside Holy Name Cathedral before the viewing for Harry Caray on Feb. 26, 1998. A large billboard with Caray's likeness is visible in the background on State Street. Caray died on Feb. 18, 1998. (Terrence Antonio James)

Today in Chicago History: Cubs announcer Harry Caray dies after collapsing on Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 18, according to the Tribune's archives.

Rev. Jesse Jackson holds a press conference in the Loop after a motorcade to try to register voters among Black wards on Jan. 24, 1970. (William Yates/Chicago Tribune)

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Minister, civil rights advocate, politician, intermediary and social justice proponent

February 17, 2026 at 11:34 a.m.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has spent the last 60 years of his life in front of cameras advocating for social...

U.S. Attorney James Burns announces charges in Chicago on July 27, 1994, in the 1979 disappearance of candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach. Richard Bailey, 62, was indicted on charges of hiring someone to kill Brach. Prosecutors believe Bailey hired someone to kill Brach when she began to suspect he was conning her into buying racehorses at inflated prices. (John Swart/AP)

Today in Chicago History: Candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach was last seen alive

February 17, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 17, according to the Tribune's archives.

Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, who almost froze to death, is shown with her hands bandaged as two nurses, Jennie Molten and Eleanor Shay, watch over her on Feb. 16, 1951. (Swain Scalf/Chicago Tribune)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Frozen woman’ Dorothy Mae Stevens feels ‘wonderful’

February 17, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 16, according to the Tribune's archives.

Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak is helped after being shot in a Miami park while talking to President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. (UPI)

Today in Chicago History: Mayor Anton Cermak shot. ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’

February 15, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune's archives.

A crowd gathers in the alley behind 2122 N. Clark St., as police remove the victims of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

February 14, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 14, according to the Tribune's archives.

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